David william de forest



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TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID WILLIAM DE FOREST, of the city of Brooklyn, inthe ycounty of' Kings, and Stateof New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Mucilage-Bottles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exacttlescription of the constructionand' operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- I The figure represents a side elevation thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in making the mouth of amucilage-bottle flaring or bell-shaped, soA as to receive the brushWithout the liability of the mucilage gatheringon oraround the mouth,the lower part oi- Y the neck being made straight, to receive and holdthe cork, and a. bulge or swell-made below the neck, of such size andshape as to form a shoulder, against which to press the superliuousmucilage from the brush, and thus preventing the liability of daubingthe mouth of the bottle.

To enable others skilled'in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I make the bottle, A,'with a bell-shaped mouth and neck B, the lowerpart of the neck C boing made straight, and a bulge, D', below the neck,the bulge or swell being of such size and shape as to form nearly a.square shoulder with the lower part Aof the'neck.

The mouth and neck of mucilage-'bottles now in use bei-ng straight, thebrush is liable to catch over the top in being inserted in the bottle,and, in being removed, must be pressed against the side of' the'neck toremove' the superiuous mucilage, and thus the mouth and neck becomedaubed inside and outside, rendering the use disagreeable and diiicult.

I have avoided these difculties by making the mouth bell-shaped, asdescribed, so that the brush may. be readily inserted, withouttholiability of catching over the top of the bottle, and the {lari-ng shapeot' lthe mouth allows the brush to be brought properly aga-inst theshoulder, thus removing from the brush' the superfluous mucilage, whichfalls back into the bottle, and thus the waste and inconvenience of' theaccumulation of the gum upon the mouth and neck of the bottle areprevented.r

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein Vas new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy. K

The shape of' the mouth and neck of the bottle, iii-combination Awiththe bulge forming the shoulder, substantially vin the manner and for thepurposes as herein described.

, DAVID WM. DE FOREST. Witnesses:

W. BURIIIS, Jnssn ZEPP.

